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    XMPIE, Design Merge Pro or Fusion Pro (no sales pitches please)

    Hi, We are looking at some indesign plugins (no standalone apps) for variable data printing. I have read that Design Merge Pro has some issues with how long it takes to rip files for printing. We normally do large quantities and that would be a concern. How many secs/page does it take to rip? I...
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    Is Pitstop causing Acrobat X to crash all the time?

    Hi, We are running the latest CS 5.5 software. Acrobat 10.1.3 Mac OSX 10.6.8., Pitstop Pro 10 update 3. Acrobat crashes at least 3 times a day on both our machines. Is this an OS and Acrobat or Pitstop bug? Has anyone else had the problem? If so what was their solution. Any help would be...
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    Acrobat keeps crashing

    Hi, We are running the latest CS 5.5 software. Acrobat 10.1.3 Mac OSX 10.6.8., Pitstop Pro 10 update 3. Acrobat crashes at least 3 times a day on both our machines. Is this an OS and Acrobat bug? Has anyone else had the problem? If so what was their solution. Any help would be appreciated. Thank...
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    Dynagram Inp02 un-install help

    Hi, I have the time trial demo of Dynagram's inp02 but I cannot seem to find an uninstaller for my Mac OSX. any ideas? I look forward to reading your answers. cheers Gumby
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    Converting from CMYK to spot and only get a percentage

    Hi, We are now running Pitstop Pro 10 update 3 with the latest Acrobat X. Now whenever I use inspector to change a, lets say a 100% magenta to a spot colour it always makes it a percentage when it's done, even tho the pop up does show it to be 100% of a pantone. What could be causing this. I...
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    Acrobat X and Pitstop Pro 10 update 2

    Hi, We are about to upgrade to CS 5.5 and was wondering if anyone has had an issue regarding Acrobat X (the one bundled with CS 5.5) and Enfocus Pitstop Pro 10, update 2? Any help would be appreciated.
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    Dynastrip sheet disappears in latest version

    Hi, In Dynastrip 6.0.2 it somehow has the black (prevent output) sheet disappearing. I cannot figure out how to get it back. There is only one sheet not a front and back? Yet when I open the same imposition in 5.6 I can select either the back or front sheet for preventing output or not. Where...
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    How to maintain Indesign Transparency Flattener preset

    Hi, I cannot seem to find out how to keep my transparency flatterner preset to either medium or high resolution. It keeps going back to low each time I open Indesign CS4. Is there a way to keep it so I don't have to change it each time I want to output a pdf? Any help would be appreciated...
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    What is the difference between VI Designer, Fusion Pro and Darwin

    Hi, We just purchased a Xerox 4127 Printer with Free Flow Print Server. At the moment we are using word to do our variable data. We do large quantities of items (40K - 100K). It is mostly text and sometimes barcodes. No Images. I was wondering if anyone could help us understand the differences...
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    IND 4 Data Merge querie

    Hi, I am trying to create a data merge which for the the top page will have the name,address in portrait mode for one page and then have the same data duplicated in landscape text box for the next 13 pages and then somehow create one blank page after that. Then it continues on to person #2 with...
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    strange font issue in Indesign CS4

    Hi, When I open an indesign file it loads all the fonts according to "find font" box, but when I double check to package it, it says it is missing. I have checked the styles and they are not even used. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks Gumby
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    Looking for new printer need advice pls

    Hi, We currently have a Ricoh Aticio Mp 1350 Printer that seems to have a lot of problems. Streaking etc. We typically run the colour on our web press and then print seperate data merges onto the sheets. We typically run 100,000 per month. Is there a recommendation for a printer that can do this...
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    I can hardly wait to receive these...XPS format files

    I found something interesting. Microsoft has created or is using the XPS format (similar to PDF). see link Open XML Paper Specification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Like Adobe Systems's PDF format, XPS is a fixed-layout document format designed to preserve document fidelity,[5]...
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    Need Suggestions for VDP software/system

    We have a Ricoh Aticio Mp 1350 Printer and are currently using excel and word to create mail merges. However it (word) has loads of limitations regarding placement etc. We run up to 400,000 pieces thru and sometimes it's 4up on a 12x18 sheet. What product and/or system do you suggest because...
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    Dynastrip view going wierd

    Hi when I select Raster Mode it seems that the pages don't preview correctly. Some areas are full of blocks of rectangles while others show missing images. Yet when I output preview they are there. Why does Dynastrip 5.3.1 do this. I'm running the latest OSX on an IMAC brand spankin new. Any...
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    Dynastrip renumbering pages

    Hi, Turns out whenever we open a impo in 5.3.1 from 5.2 Dynastrip renumbers the pages without us asking it to. We manually number them. This is frustrating. Also when using the latest Acrobat 9 Pro and the latest Pitstop to make a small change in the pdf (like deleting text) when we save the...
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    Problem ripping

    Hi gang, we have a problem here. A new client has sent us complex map files in illustrator with drop shadows and blurs galore. Is there a way to make these run as pdfs efficiently without any issues with transparency. When we export these ai files as eps's they are huge and still take a toll...
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    Cannot use Acrobat 9 extracted pdfs in Dynastrip

    Hi, There is something buggy here. I am running Acrobat Pro 9.1 and Dynastrip 5.2.0 and it seems that if I change a pdf using pitstop or I extract a page from the pdf as a seperate file I cannot use it in Dynastrip. It basically gives me no seperations listed just COL ???? Is it a Dynastrip...
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    change measure tool

    I cannot find out where I am able to change to parameters of the pitstop measure tool. It is in points and I want it in inches. Any ideas???? Thanks Gumby
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    convert spots to cmyk still show up

    Hi, When I use the action convert spot colour to cmyk my pdf shows it has only cmyk in it in the seperations window, and when I reopen it in Acrobat 9, but when I import it into Dynastrip it shows up. I think they are somehow hidden in the pdf. I send it to the xitron rip directly and get all...

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